1981 Football Schedule
Overall10-30.769
Conference7-01.000
StreakL1
Home5-0
Away5-2
Neutral0-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 (Sat) | Away | Northern Michigan | Marquette, Mich. | L 0-38 | ||
| Sep 12 (Sat) | Away | Northern Arizona | Flagstaff, Ariz. | L 17-23 | ||
| Sep 19 (Sat) | Away | Northern Colorado | Greeley, Colo. | W 17-7 | ||
| Sep 26 (Sat) | Home | North Dakota | Fargo, N.D. | W 31-7 | ||
| Oct 3 (Sat) | Away | Morningside | Sioux City, Iowa | W 34-0 | ||
| Oct 10 (Sat) | Home | South Dakota State | Fargo, N.D. | W 48-24 | ||
| Oct 17 (Sat) | Home | Augustana (S.D.) | Fargo, N.D. | W 21-14 | ||
| Oct 24 (Sat) | Away | South Dakota | Vermillion, S.D. | W 43-7 | ||
| Oct 31 (Sat) | Home | Nebraska-Omaha | Fargo, N.D. | W 14-0 | ||
| Nov 7 (Sat) | Home | Simon Fraser | Fargo, N.D. | W 42-7 | ||
| Nov 28 (Sat) | Away | Puget Sound | Burien, Wash. | NCAA Division II Playoffs | W 24-10 | |
| Dec 5 (Sat) | Away | Shippensburg | Shippensburg, Pa. | NCAA Division II Playoffs | W 18-6 | |
| Dec 12 (Sat) | Neutral | Texas State | McAllen, Texas | NCAA Division II Playoffs | L 13-42 |